Sachin Tendulkar said it best when asked what his 50th Test century meant to him. He
struggled at first to articulate himself but eventually conveyed the sense that it was just
another number — a satisfying number no doubt, but just another. As he has said time
and again, records matter little to him; what has driven him to play for 21 years is an
unaffected love for the game, which hasn't dimmed since he knew it first as a little boy.
Yet it's through his numbers that we can better value his genius. It's these records — his
ODI double-hundred earlier this year, for instance — that help nuance the understanding
of greatness. So while a 50th hundred is no more significant than a 51st or a 49th, the
roundness of the number presents the opportunity tostand back and appreciate what the
achievement involves. Longevity is the litmus test of greatness — over a long career,
even more so in the case of Tendulkar's which has spanned cricket eras, no facet remains
untested. Consider that he started against Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, and Waqar Younis
— three of the greatest fast-bowlers of all time — and made his 50th hundred against
Dale Steyn, who will soon have a similar standing, and the scale of the feat becomes
apparent.

269. Which of the following is the best thing Sachinsaid when asked what his 50th Test
century meant to him

(a) A significant achievment

(b) A new land mark in his cricket career

(c) Just another achievment

(d) A satisfying another achievment

270. Which of the following is most important for Schin

(a) 50th Test century

(b) ODI double-hundred

(c) Both

(d) Love for cricket

271. Why the author is emphasising on 50th Test century

(a) It is a great record

(b) Records do not matter for Sachin

(c) It is a number by which the author wants to appreciate Schin's achievment

(d) 50 is the standard number for judging any record

272. According to the author which of the following is special about Sachin